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  About Amy Hello, I'm Amy, an aspiring motorsports writer and former blogger.  If you dig deeper enough, you find some very old blog posts, as this started as a book blog, but that's really where I got my start in writing: book reviews, hot book topics and as well as the odd personal essay.  After leaving university, I left the book blog behind, but continued writing and going in the world of social media, writing film reviews and promoting queer cinema, but after a tragic event in my personal life, I quickly discovered Motorsports.  What started as a love for Formula 1, while finally watching the Formula 1 film, Rush, and discovering Formula 1 TikTok, this love soon expanded to everything Formula E, IndyCar, Formula 2, Formula 3, as well as F1 Academy.  I soon found the itch to write come back, with the fast-moving news of motorsport, to the drama, the competition, and the journey of drivers trying to find a race seat. I found that it was the people and storie...
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An Introduction to Graphic Novels

I've been reading Graphic Novels for about five years now and I remember when I started I didn't really know where to begin so this is for anyone who was in the same position as me.

 I will split the recommendations into genres so hopefully, there will be something for everyone. I will leave Goodreads and Amazon links to each of the books so you can find some more out about them. I have loved so many of these so I hope you do too. 

 Let get started...

 Superheroes

 Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No NormalMs Marvel Volume 1

 Goodreads|Amazon


Silk, Volume 1: Sinister
Silk Volume 0/1






Hawkeye, Volume 1: My Life as a WeaponHawkeye (The Matt Fraction comics)

 Goodreads|Amazon
America, Vol. 1: The Life and Times of America Chavez
America Volume 1












Fantasy

 NimonaNimona by Noelle Stevenson 

 Goodreads|Amazon
Camp Midnight

Camp Midnight











The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act
The Wicked and The Divine 




Science-Fiction

Saga, Vol. 1 (Saga, #1)Saga Volume 1





Alex + Ada, Vol. 1

Alex and Ada 







Paper Girls, Vol. 1 (Paper Girls, #1)Paper Girls







Contemporary

Giant Days, Vol. 1 (Giant Days, #1)Giant Days Volume 1





Non-Fiction

SpinningSpinning by Tillie Walden






The Best We Could Do
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui 








So these are my recommendations if you would like to be introduced to graphic novels.

If you have any recommendations leave them in the comments!

See you soon, 

Amy

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